Back in the saddle

Hi everyone,

Well last week was mostly recovery work and nothing special. I will out line for you what we did later. The Vegas meet was alot of fun, it was an adventure for sure. First it is 400 miles from Reno to Vegas, and one of our football coaches didn't believe that I could drive the 400 miles in six hours. He even stated that he would buy me sushi if I could pull it off. Will he lost I did the 400 miles in 5 hours and 59 mins. LOL! Most of the trip we had the heater on and I was wearing winter gear to go deer hunting. I was 4 lbs. over when we left. I lost 15 lbs in three day, not a good thing. Everyone had to indure 6 hours with the heater on and me smelling up the truck. I weighted in at exactly 198.2. Totally naked. OH yea! We went to the MGM Grand and pigged out which was not a good idea. We all eat too much and I didn't sleep well all night.

The meet was held in a large gym, which was pretty nice. The equipment was good and the judging was spot on. In fact it was the best judged meet I have ever attended. All of us struggled in the squat. The weight loss and the trip took its toll on all of us. Two of my lifters bombed in the Squat, but were allowed to continue in the push pull part of the meet. Dan did well in all three lifts and had a nice day. Joey and I had struggled but squated ok. Joey got 534, and I got 523. I bombed in the bench. I was spent from the weight loss and squats killed me. It was only the second time in my career that I have bombed out of a meet. Joey went on to have a good day. All in all it was a good time. Powerlifting is not about competing against others, powerlifting is all about competing against your self. If you are like me you will enjoy the quest to always try to be better than before. I hope to be able to post some pictures and video of me and Joey squating. I hope all of you are doing well.

George